The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-01-22
LOCAL ITEMS.
Sales Advertised ip "Tbe Union"

Sales Advertised iQ "Tbe Uqiop."
Tuesday. January 18th, by Charles E. Goldsbor-
ough, Sam1 REGISTER, attorney, personal prop
erty on farm occupied by Joseph Kuhn, near
Tuesday, February sth, by William s. Keech,
trustee, real estate on Franklin road, about six
miles from Baltimore.
Tuesday, January 18th, by ID. Hopper Emory,
trustee, real estate of Henry E. shrimp, about
l0X miles from Baltimore, between the Hartford
turnpike and M. G. r. X.
Monday, January 3lst, BY Robert II. Smith; trus,
wednesday asEdi February 3D. by Frank sanderson,
personal property on plains Farm, helsters-
Thursday, February 3d. by William A. Anderson,
personal property on Glencoe Farm" Glen
coe, N. G. r. r.
Wednesday,, February 9th, by Henry Schmidt.
personal property on Hay Stack Farm" 18th
TUESDAY. February 18th, by s, Parker Bosley, as
signee real estate of Geo. Ehrhart, situated ~
miles from Baltimore on Philadelphia turnpike.
William Fl. Wheeler has resigned the post
mastership at Beckleysvile, Baltimore county,
and recommends Caleb W. Armacost as his sue
cessor.
-Eliiah Ensor, of the Sth district, Baltimore
county. Waterman in the Baltimore postofice,
has been transferred to the position OF mail des-
patcher.
a colored man named Frank johnson was
arrested in Hartford last week, charged with steal
ing $53 from Robert I'LL, Oh Baltimore county,
last December.
Since the LIST of last December, Mr.. John
Watkins, of Long Green Valley, has killed twelve
large chicken hawks. Yea, verify, "Nimrod is a
mighty hunter"
William Sunderland, a highly respected
young man of Woodbury., who was employed in
the mills of the Messrs. Hooper, died on the 14th
inst, of Bright's disease.
State Senator c. BONN Slingluf, of Balti-
more county, was in Annapolis, Thursday, Oh pro-
fessional business, and before leaving for home,
paid his respects to Gov. Lloyd.
The Baltimore papers had great deal to
say about the "January thaw," but the little cold
wave which came along Monday evening settled
the "softening" in less than no time.
The Baltimore weather bureau says that
the velocity of the wind on Monday night last was
% miles an hour. If they had sized it up in Tow
sontown it would have been about l2S.
To keep posted in reference to sales OF real
estate and personal property occurring in Balti-
more county, examine the columns CT The UNION
from week to week during the sale season.
The extensive machine shops of Messrs.
Poole Hunt, Woodbury., Baltimore county, fur
nished the cable motors and equipment for cable
road lately put in operation in New York city.
The sIeighing carnival which was booked
for Belair, Thursday of last week, had to be in
definitely postponed for the obvious reason that
"the beautiful" had all departed before that day.
Mr.. Richard w. Price, of Baltimore county,
is one OF the incorporators or the Cumberland
Land and Lumber Company of Baltimore, which
was formed last week with capital stock of $685.
900.
In the list of vaccine physicians published
in The UNION last week, the name of DIR. James
H. Preston, It'll district, was inadvertently print
ed Dr. James Boston. There is no DR.. Boston in
that district
Mrs. Bette Crane has opened free read
ing room for young colored men and boys in Col
lings' hail. Towsontown. She will be thankful
for any contributions of pictorials and other pa
pers, magazines, books, &c.
Mr.. Henry A. Maggie, of the LIST district,
was bridge superintendent of the county for eight
years, retiring on the first of the present year.
He is now extensively engaged in building and
has all the work he can do.
The Governor on Thursday appointed Mr..
Thomas B. Jarrett, of Jarrettsville, to fill the un
expired term of the late Sheriff Carman, of Har-
ford county. The new Sheriff is brother OF DIR.
j. II. Jarrett, of Towsontown.
Mr.. Edward Heffner, Jr., contractor on the
Lake Clifton reservoir, is seriously i'll from an at
tack of Bright's disease. He is son of the late
Rev. Edward Heffner, who for so many years had
charge of Greenmount Cemetery.
"A number of operatives have lately been
and the mill property will be sold early next
month. It is said that Mr.. Robert Garrett may
become the purchaser of the property.
Mrs Wood, wife of Mr.. Shepperd Wood, of
Union Bridge, Carroll county, and daughter of
the late Joel and Edith NJ. Price, of Balti-
more county, died few days ago, after linger-
ing illness, in the 59th year of her age.
The report of the late Grand Jury, pub
lished in full in our columns to-day, is very
sweeping one and goes further than any similar
document we have had for a. long time. 1t will be
read with great deal of interest generally.
DR.. Richard Emory, of My Lady's Manor,
who has for some time suffered with bronchial
trouble, left few days ago for Jacksonville,
Florida. He was accompanied by Mrs. Emory
and they expect to be absent for some time.
The ladies of Epson NJ. P. Church, of this
place, will hold an oyster supper on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings OF next week,
in the vacant house adjoining the residence of Mr.
T. C. Lindsay, on east Pennsylvania avenue.
Miss E. V. Causey has been appointed post
master at Timonium, Baltimore county, vice Miss
L. A. Causey, resigned. These young ladies are
daughters of Mr. Uriah Causey, keeper of the toll
gate on the York road, near the fair grounds.
a few days ago Hon. Stevenson Archer,
State Treasurer Hon. ]. Frank Turner, State
COMPTROLLER, and Hon. Jesse X. Hines, State In
surance Commissioner, spent the day and dined
with Hon. J. Fred. G. Talbot, at Lutherville.
Mr.. Arthur G. Stubs, who keeps coun-
try store at Arlington, Sd district, has made an
assignment for the benefit of his creditors. Mr.
Albert s. J. Owens is the trustee and gave bond
in the sum of 81 200, indicating assets Of 5000.
Mr.. R. L. Garner, of Salem, Va, general
manager for the Virginia Hedge Company, has
temporarily located in Towsontown, and will can
vass the county. He is very intelligent and
agreeable gentleman and readily makes friends.
The Towson Guards will have full dress
drill ON Tuesday night next when they will veal
their new uniforms for the first time. The he'll
NETS for the company have not yet been received
but Capt MCLEAN hopes to have them by thai
time.
Two very loud reports or explosions, in
Quick succession, were heard by many persons in
Towsontown about quarter past o'clock OF
Sunday night last. We have made diligent in
curry but have been unable to ascertain the cause
of the upusual noises.
At the monthly meeting of the missionary
society of Towsontown M. E. Sunday school, helt
last Sabbath afternoon, "Happy Pilgrims" clas
of small girls taught by Mrs. James Sheridan, pre-
sented their pastor, Rev. Watson Case, with I
beautiful plush photograph album
The BALTIC. h Ohio R. r. Company is abou
to commence the building of a branch road from
Woodstock to the granite quarries at Granite
Baltimore county, a distance of some two miles
and the branch may then be extended further init
the western section of this county.
Mrs. Mary A. Shealey, who had the mis-
fortune to fall on the steps of her residence in thi
place, on Friday of last week, is suffering from
congestion of the brain and serious results wer
for a tinae- apprehanded- She is attended b,
Drs J. H. and Harry S. Jarrett.
The military drama called "Newbern, Of
The Old Flag" was enacted @. Concordia Operi
House, Baltimore, on Tuesday night, in which thu
Bond Guard, of Gainesville, Capt. D. P. Barnett
commanding, took part and their drilling is sale
to have been done most creditably.
IF thermometers, like figures, are proverb
ally truthful-and we believe both can be mad
to lie-Wednesday morning last was the coldes
of the present winter so far. In some places nea
Towsontown the mercury marked zero, while il
others it registered from to 10 above.
Mrs. Wann, wife of Mr.. James II. Wann
postmaster at Emmorton, Hartford county, died oil
the 18th inst, after lingering illness. She wa
q daughter of the late Dominick Hammond, of tn
18th district, Baltimore county, and was highl.
esteemed for her many christian virtues.
Mr.. Francis B. Laurenson, Of Baltimor
county, lately appointed one of the customs ap
praisers at Baltimore, went to Washington oil
Wednesday to pay his respects to the Presiden
and thank him personally for his appointment
Congressman Shaw accompanied him to the whit
House.
Major John I. Yellott was engaged in tn
Baltimore Court of Common Pleas the greater par
of the past week in the trial of the case of Edwar
Biemiller VS.. Margaretha Schneider, which is MOI
on ;ta fourfh trial having been twice before trle